Monty's 1st Birthday Party; Sausage Rolls, Lemon and Lime Tart, Fruit Cake and Banana, Cranberry and Walnut Loaf

Gosh, it was a week ago since our baby's first birthday! I've been a bit slack in blogging - well it is the summer holidays! We invited over Monty's best dog friends; Josh (his English Setter kennel cousin) and Rosie (his gorgeous Golden Retriever girlfriend). I catered a tea for the dogs and their families, and made; 'Sausage Rolls', 'Lemon and Lime Tart', 'Banana, Cranberry and Walnut Loaf', 'Fruit Cake' and for the dogs I made 'Pupcakes' (dog cupcakes!) My mother made egg sandwiches and I brought out a couple of frozen boxes of profiteroles which I made for the Christmas party and filled them with whipped cream.
Unfortunately I cooked the fruit cake for too long and the top went brown, this meant that no human wanted a piece, Josh, however, licked a slice and claimed it for his own! he also swiped an egg sandwich off of the table when he thought no one was looking! The banana bread was delicious and moist and the nuts made it crunchy. We froze the remainder to save it from spoiling. The lemon and lime tart was.......interesting, with a chocolate base and a lovely, tart, lemon and lime filling, it should have been great, but I over stretched the pastry base to fit a larger dish than required, which resulted in a very thin topping, delicious but not overly attractive! The sausage rolls were easy to make, but time consuming - needless to say, there were none left at the end of the party, which was due to the 11 children and 7 adults, rather than the 3 dogs! 

For similar recipe go to: Sausage Rolls
http://today.ninemsn.com.au/foodandwine/1030764/homemade-sausage-rolls

Ratings:
Taste: 8
Appearance: 8
Difficulty: 5

For same recipe go to: Lemon and Lime Tart
http://www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/19541/lemon-and-lime-tart-recipe

Ratings:
Taste: 8
Appearance: 6
Difficulty: 6

For similar recipe go to: Banana, Cranberry and Walnut Loaf
http://theenglishkitchen.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/banana-cranberry-walnut-loaf.html

Ratings:
Taste: 8
Appearance: 8
Difficulty: 6

For similar recipe go to: Fruit Cake
http://www.joyofbaking.com/FruitCake.html

Ratings:
Taste: 5 - too dry
Appearance: 5 - burnt
Difficulty: 6